FATHER GOOSE. Signed.
New York: Crown Publishing, (1996). 1996.
1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition briefly Inscribed by Canadian inventor, artist and ultralight aircraft enthusiast William Lishman on the title-page. 8vo. 213 pp. A fine copy in 1/4 navy over beige paper covered boards, red titles to the spine in a fine pictorial dustwrapper. A stunning memoir of one man's journey as he successfully led a flock of Canada geese on a winter migration from Ontario, Canada to Northern Virginia. After the initial success of Operation Migration, William Lishman and Joseph Duff turned their efforts to the reintroduction of rare and endangered species to their native habitats. With glorious colour photographs by Joseph Duff throughout. Adapted into film as, Fly Away Home with Jeff Daniels and academy award-winner Anna Paquin. Prospectus for Operation Migration laid-in. $50.00.
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